Bogota vs New Orleans - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	New Orleans
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$2113
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$5144
🏠 One person rent	$399	$1222
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$2206
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$640
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$3605
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	88	86
😀 Quality of life	60	87
🏙️ Population	7.74M	384K

The cost of living in Bogota is 58% less expensive than in New Orleans. Cities ranked 6066th and 1525th ($883 vs $2113) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1352nd in Colombia and the United States, respectively. Check Colombia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.7 months in New Orleans. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs New Orleans ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 5338th and 216th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs New Orleans

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	Bogota	New Orleans
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.62	$18.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$79.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$4.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$1463
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$930
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$2642
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$1787
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$118
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$182
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$66.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$2567
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$2150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$46.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$4.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$4.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$5.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$8.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$4.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$53.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$53.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$91
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$10224

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$724
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$433
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$645
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$530
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$416
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$511
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$727
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$567
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$597
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$617
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$551
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$639
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$594
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$639
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$507
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$867
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$778
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$648
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$720
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$649
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$552
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$455
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$416
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$593
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$708
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$612
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$617
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$646
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$659
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$624
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near New Orleans

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kenner	$2054
46 km or 29 mi	Slidell	$1975
46 km or 29 mi	Mandeville	$1801
72 km or 45 mi	Hammond	$1887
74 km or 46 mi	Houma	$1864
109 km or 68 mi	Gulfport	$1539
112 km or 70 mi	Morgan	$1967
114 km or 71 mi	Central	$2039
119 km or 74 mi	Baton Rouge	$2040
121 km or 75 mi	Biloxi	$1726
154 km or 96 mi	Pascagoula	$1784
168 km or 104 mi	New Iberia	$2043
168 km or 105 mi	Hattiesburg	$1930
189 km or 118 mi	Lafayette	$1791
203 km or 126 mi	Opelousas	$1921
209 km or 130 mi	Prichard	$1740
212 km or 132 mi	Mobile	$1634
213 km or 133 mi	Laurel	$1938
218 km or 135 mi	Natchez	$1992
223 km or 139 mi	Daphne	$1739
235 km or 146 mi	Foley	$1741
258 km or 160 mi	Pearl	$2083
259 km or 161 mi	Brandon	$2242
261 km or 162 mi	Jackson	$1944
266 km or 166 mi	Clinton	$2023
272 km or 169 mi	Alexandria	$1767
274 km or 170 mi	Ridgeland	$2057
276 km or 171 mi	Vicksburg	$2044
278 km or 173 mi	Madison	$2079
281 km or 175 mi	Pensacola	$2058
299 km or 186 mi	Meridian	$1941
303 km or 188 mi	Lake Charles	$1915
318 km or 198 mi	Sulphur	$1975
336 km or 209 mi	Fort Walton Beach	$2027
344 km or 214 mi	Monroe	$1649
348 km or 216 mi	Crestview	$1764
373 km or 231 mi	Port Arthur	$1879
376 km or 234 mi	Ruston	$1791
390 km or 243 mi	Beaumont	$1694
394 km or 245 mi	Greenville	$2030